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U.S. grains: Chicago wheat, corn climb after weather pressure
Investor optimism on economy helps underpin grains
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago wheat and corn futures firmed on Tuesday, supported by investor optimism after easing a day earlier on precipitation in both Argentina and the U.S. Plains. Soybean futures began the day firmer but failed to maintain support as forecasts in South America call for more rain. The most-active wheat contract on […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans fall as rain expected to aid Argentine crop
Snow in U.S. Plains pressures wheat
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago soybean futures dropped on Monday for a fourth consecutive session as rainfall in Argentina’s parched growing areas diminished concerns over crop damage. Wheat fell to nearly 16-month lows as snow and rain across parts of the U.S. Great Plains brought needed moisture to winter wheat crops, while corn followed wheat […] Read more

AAFC issues first look at 2023-24
Oats production expected down significantly on year; wheat, canola up
MarketsFarm — Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has released its first crop projections for 2023-24, forecasting a very notable drop in oats. In AAFC’s January supply and demand estimates, released Friday, it cut oat production to 3.611 million tonnes, down almost 31 per cent compared to 2022-23. The department chopped the carryout for oats by […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soybeans sag on improving Argentine crop weather
Chicago wheat up on weekly sales data
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures hit a one-week low on Friday, declining for a third straight session as traders fixated on forecasts for welcome rains in drought-hit Argentina, analysts said. Corn ended mostly lower on the Argentine weather outlook, but better-than-expected weekly U.S. grain export sales limited losses in corn and lifted wheat […] Read more

Cattle feed: A tale of two countries
Nutrition with John McKinnon
Throughout my career, I have had numerous opportunities to meet and talk with beef producers across Canada and in countries such as Mexico, China, New Zealand and Japan. However, until recently I never had the opportunity to interact in an extension setting with American producers. That changed last month when I gave a presentation to […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on smaller U.S. harvest, Argentina drought worries
U.S. markets closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures climbed for a third straight day on Friday and corn scaled to a 1-1/2 week top on follow-through buying after bullish U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) crop data the prior day and concerns about poor South American weather. Both markets gained more than two per cent since USDA […] Read more

World wheat stocks to tighten despite larger crop, IGC says
Corn stocks also revised lower
MarketsFarm — World wheat production in the 2022-23 marketing year will likely end up slightly higher than earlier projections, according to the latest estimates from the International Grains Council. However, with usage predictions also rising, carryout stocks were revised slightly lower. In a report released Thursday, the IGC pegged 2022-23 world wheat production at 796 […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn up off three-week lows on technicals, Argentine drought
Wheat sinks to 15-month low on weak U.S. exports; soybeans also down
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures ended mixed on Tuesday after a technical and bargain-buying bounce from three-week lows faded as dull demand for U.S. exports overshadowed concerns about Argentina’s drought-reduced harvest. Soybeans ended mostly lower while wheat fell to its lowest in 15 months on good global supplies and weak demand for U.S. […] Read more

U.S. grains: Corn, soy, wheat end lower as market awaits USDA reports
Grain trade also monitoring Brazil
Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures fell on Monday for the sixth time in seven sessions and wheat and soybeans finished mostly lower, as investors weighed weather-reduced production in some areas of South America against tepid demand for U.S. supplies. Wheat futures also retreated as late-session technical selling eroded earlier support from a weaker […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat posts biggest weekly loss in six months
Soybeans, soymeal rally on Argentina drought
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures weakened on Friday and posted their biggest weekly decline in six months as ample supplies from the Black Sea region weighed on prices, analysts said. Soybean and soymeal futures rallied amid increasing concerns about drought hurting crops in Argentina, the world’s leading exporter of processed […] Read more